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‘Re-elect Eric’: Adams Kicks Off Bid to Oppose Mamdani for Mayor

Just a few months ago, it appeared unlikely that Mayor Eric Adams of New York, who was facing federal corruption charges, would be in a position to seek a second term.

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Mayor Eric Adams surrounded himself with allies as he formally announced his re-election campaign on the steps of City Hall.
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University of Virginia President Under Pressure From Trump’s D.O.J. to Resign

The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.

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The Justice Department has contended to the University of Virginia that its president, James E. Ryan, had not dismantled the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and misrepresented the steps taken to end them.
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In NATO Visit, Trump Casts Himself as a Global Peacemaker

The president’s trip to NATO offered a glimpse into how he sees himself — and wants to be seen — on the world stage.

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President Trump was displeased by a question during a news conference at the NATO summit this week about his inability so far to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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As Mamdani Rises, Anti-Muslim Attacks Roll In From the Right

Republican members of Congress and Trump administration officials have targeted Zohran Mamdani, who would be New York City’s first Muslim mayor.

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The attacks on Zohran Mamdani, the apparent winner of the Democratic primary for mayor, accuse him of supporting terrorists and portray him as a threat to New York.
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Trump Administration Tells Congress to Kill ‘Revenge Tax’ From Policy Bill

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Group of 7 agreed that penalties related to a 2021 “global minimum tax” deal will not apply to American companies.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would work with nations to enact the agreement more broadly across the Group of 20 nations and the rest of the world.
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How the Republican Agenda Could Hit Johns Hopkins University

The university is not a direct target of the Trump administration but faces some of the biggest cuts, as Republicans seek to trim government spending.

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Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, spoke at its commencement ceremony in Baltimore last month.
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Carolyn McCarthy, Who Turned a Gunman’s Massacre Into a Crusade, Dies at 81

After a deranged shooter killed her husband and wounded her son on a Long Island commuter train in 1993, she went to Congress on a mission to curb gun violence.

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Carolyn McCarthy in 1996 on her way to a news conference after the House of Representatives voted to repeal the ban on assault weapons. Not long afterward, she formally announced that she would run for Congress. (The gun control advocate Jim Brady was to her left.)
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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91

Before becoming known as an unusual breed of television correspondent and commentator, he had a long association with President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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The television journalist and commentator Bill Moyers in 2011. He was once described as “a kind of secular evangelist.”
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General Caine Faces a First Test Under Trump With Iran Strike Remarks

In remarks about Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was speaking to the American people, but also to an audience of one in the White House.

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Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon on Thursday morning. This week, General Caine learned that providing candid military advice and staying in President Trump’s good graces can be a perilous task.
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Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal

The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, buy an autonomous vehicles start-up as the robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

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Since leaving Uber, Travis Kalanick has run a start-up called CloudKitchens. He has recently gotten interested again in self-driving cars.
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Mortimer Matz, a Virtuoso New York P.R. Man, Is Dead at 100

He represented the lofty as well as the low. His credits included the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest and the obligatory raincoat to keep a defendant’s cuffed hands covered in a “perp walk.”

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Mr. Matz with his favorite Nova lox on a fresh bagel at Sable’s, near his home on the Upper East Side.
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Tanner Martin Announces His Own Death

Tanner Martin has documented his fight against colon cancer for hundreds of thousands of followers. His death was announced in a recorded video.

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Tanner Martin and his wife, Shay Wright, in a hospital recovery room following the birth of their daughter in American Fork, Utah, last month.
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Israel-Backed Aid Sites In Gaza Pose Lethal Risk for Palestinians Amid Deadly Fighting

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month near aid hubs set up under a new Israel-backed system, according to Gaza health officials.

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Relatives mourned a family member who was killed on Tuesday near an aid distribution point set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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Wall Street’s Regulatory Reins Start Loosening as Fed Proposes New Rule

The central bank is planning to reduce a capital buffer for the country’s largest banks, which critics warn will make the financial system less resilient.

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Goldman Sachs, which has its global headquarters in Lower Manhattan, is among the large lenders that have been mandated to maintain a bigger buffer of capital against the assets on their balance sheet.
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Supreme Court Sides With Death Row Prisoner Seeking DNA Testing

For nearly 15 years, a man on death row in Texas has sought DNA testing to try and prove he did not kill an 85-year-old woman.

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Last July, the justices moved to halt Ruben Gutierrez’s execution just 20 minutes before he was scheduled to be killed.
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Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise

Daniel Loeb, the hedge fund manager, and some other New York City business leaders are aghast at Zohran Mamdani’s success in the Democratic mayoral primary and are considering backing Mr. Adams in the general election.

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Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is running for re-election as an independent.
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Supreme Court Blocks Planned Parenthood From Suing Over Medicaid Funds

The question for the justices was whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

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Paige Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which brought the suit, at the Supreme Court in April. On Thursday, she called the South Carolina law an effort to “weaponize anti-abortion sentiment to deprive communities with low incomes of basic health care.”
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How Brad Lander Helped Push Zohran Mamdani Toward Victory

In New York’s mayoral primary, Andrew Cuomo was no match for the energy of progressive rivals who saw a virtue in unity.

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Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani, who cross-endorsed each other, campaigned together in Brooklyn last week.
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Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines

For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.

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Carmakers that have a history of producing efficient vehicles, like Toyota and Honda, would face competitive pressure from rivals that no longer want to spend on fuel-saving technologies.
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Top Senate Official Rules Against Several Key Provisions in G.O.P. Policy Bill

The parliamentarian, who decides whether the bill complies with budget rules, threw out some proposals, leaving Republicans searching for ways to cover its cost.

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The Senate parliamentarian, an official appointed by the chamber’s leaders to enforce its rules and precedents, ruled on Thursday that several of the measures in the Republican domestic policy bill could not be included in the legislation in their current form.
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Trump Won by Turning Out Voters and Building a Diverse Coalition, Report Finds

A new Pew Research Center study found that 85 percent of President Trump’s 2020 supporters came out to vote for him again, a better rate than Democrats pulled off.

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The Pew report solidified what pre-election surveys suggested, that President Trump was able to build a far more diverse Republican coalition than ever before.
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Centrifuges at Iran’s Fordo ‘No Longer Operational’ After U.S. Strikes, Nuclear Watchdog Says

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that there was “no escaping significant physical damage” after a U.S. strike on the Iranian facility.

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A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Tuesday shows damage at Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. military strikes on the site.
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These L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Forever Changed U.S. History

They helped advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people through legislation, legal challenges or fiery advocacy.

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Members of the Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club parade down Market Street during the 1979 Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration in San Francisco.
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